The News Reporter scene killed me😂😂 I tested the Ora 03 at Gerotek and I was really impressed. Just like Ciro, the only thing stopping me from buying an EV is the pricing. A sensible entry point for me is R400k.
The closest that would probably come to that price is a MG Comet or Jetour Icecream and unless youre the only person who is going to use the car and you never go on a highway would you want to drive those cars.
I drove in more than 20 Chinese EV's the last 5 weeks. They are much more spacious in the back (legroom). They are quiet. The city is also much quieter due to lesser ICE cars. They also guarantee the battery life for at least 8-10 years. Chinese also use voice commands to change fan speed, open sunroof / windows, etc so they don't miss physical buttons. The Ora CAT is a medium size car, they make much smaller and cheaper EV's some equivalent to R120 - R150k. 4 seater the size of a suzuki swift.
@@truth-Hurts375 Since never. Although technically you will only be fined if you go past 130. I said I would buy a cheap EV if they could doe 100-120. The cheap ones can only do 60-80.
As he said. it only needs 10 hours max to charge from 0-100%. It never happens that we have less than 10 hours power a day and it happens even less that you will drive the full range of the vehicle every day.
For 800k or whatever these things cost you can get a sick solar setup for your house and a 2nd hand PHEV. Might not be “flexing” but honestly this EV pricing is such a downer. Toyota/Mazda should just create a Corolla Cross/CX-3 type vehicle with no bells and whistles; just a decent 1.2-1.4 Petrol and a 10-15KWh battery for less than 500K. Forget the daytime running lights, alloys and all other cack that don't matter. Hell, they can give me wind-down windows like its 2003, but there needs to be a sub 500K PHEV if they want to drive adoption.
See the many UK and Ausie videos about the problems and hazards of EVs. In the UK there is a guy challenging EV owners with a diesel BMW to ride with him from northern Scotland to London. Many took up the challenge and ended up crying trying to sell their EV as it could take a week to ride down while the diesel can do the trip in a day.
Sure and that means you can't afford solar and a power wall to charge it, which means you are using "toaster" power to charge. Better hope there is no stage 6 or you won't be maing it to work and back the next day.
Just be patient...cheaper Chinese EV's are on its way. The EV war has barely started. Before you sign up for a BYD Dolphin for R539K...wait for LEAPYEAR brings its T03 model into SA. Should be cheaper than BYD Dolphin even by a long shot. Watch this EV space...this is only the ears of the hippo.
@@dirkhuman760 Wees rustig man,ek hey geen zink Dakota nie, one gebruik nou nog Double Romans.But why do you want to repair instead of replacing as per SARS.
You can take out a service and warranty plan on your petrol car and still score a lesser price... Plus there are much more after market service support for petrol cars than EV... We still not ready yet... Make it cheaper and the people will buy it... @@NadimBraun
Here's an idea. Why don't manufacturers make the on screen interface totally personalisable - like an Android phone? In other words, YOU decide what functions you want on the screen and what you don't want. YOU decide WHERE to put them, and even how BIG the controls should be. That would solve your fan speed issue - YOU could put that control in a prominent position on screen in a large font?
You going to give the poor souls who write car manuals a headache since a manual needs to tell you where to find certain features that were factory programmed.
not once did i think of this. it's really valid, especially when you consider these UIs are built with mobile and sometimes web technologies. i guess it's a matter of someone taking the first step.
Just test drove the 03 400 GT today, and honestly considering trading in my H6, the savings alone on fuel would absorb the cost of the electric ORA completely, I'm just waiting to find out about insurance. 7 year/200,000km warrenty on the car and a 7 year/105,000km service plan and an 8 year Warrenton on the battery, makes it a good choice for me personally.
E.V's is Political Solution to a Problem that does Not Exist. For that money, I would Prefer a Real Car. E.V's put's a Limit on Travelling, and Travelling should be Without Limits. Great Vid !
This is not a car for doing long distance travels. This is a good car for daily drive to work or for those guys in e-hailing where fuel price is a big factor
Heres a fun little game, spot the Haval's and Minis in the review😊. On the Ora, im glad its not being called a hatchback in this market because this thing is too big to be a hatchback, with that said though the boot is a little dissapointing.
I trust in due time , with more brands bringing ev's to sa we'll see ev's around the 400k mark if not even 300k mark which would widen the target market.
I doubt that price will be possible. Budget entry level ICE cars are getting to that price. Maybe that R600k would be the entry level that would make sense. Maybe the sooner manufacturers are bringing them, then maybe we can be lucky. They seen not to push the idea of electric in Africa as a necessity like in Europe and the likes.
@@henrysithole3623sorry I hope and prayer that I might outlived my remaining years on earth driving my petrol Toyota 16i too hell with what they claim global warming and global warming is caused by man then they know who to blame as the ones that created all most things that leads to disaster which is the scientists.
Hi. Brother you must do a matchup between the Ora and the Ford Puma. But, do it in a small town like George, Knysna or inland in a town like POTCHEFSTROOM. I believe that a electric cars like the Ora is best for people living in a small city
I am assuming a large % of cost is the battery pack. Why? The lithium ion batteries we use at home for backup cost roughly ZAR 25k for 5kw. Ora is 63kw so about ZAR 300k of the price is the battery pack
I saw one in our estate this week. Definitely smaller in real life than I thought it would be. That said, I’m very serious about getting into an EV this year but I cannot bring myself to pay more than a million bucks for a car. This is on the list. But I’m also patiently waiting for the Volvo EX30.
Great review. Other than the still high purchase price, the cost of a replacement battery down the line is a real concern. The sales team are mute when asked about the battery replacement cost …
🤔🤐 It's interesting to watch & listen to this review and then to read the comments. The best thing to do is do your homework before buying any car, especially an electric/battery car. Parts are scarce for some imported ICE cars. Think zbout spares for these EV's. The rest of world is taking a step backwards with EV's and here we are trying to promote them in our environment. 🤦 Crazy stuff. Most markets no longer get government subsidies for EV's, neither here, so no surprises there. This ORA is still expensive no matter how you try promote it. South Africans usually keep their cars for a long time. 😮
My biggest concern is how much a replacement battery pack is, its becoming an issue with EVs in Aus amongst other countries where a new battery pack is super expensive and they do have a limited life span. Noone sensible will want to buy a 2nd hand EV that is more then 5 yrs old unless it has a new guaranteed battery pack which will affect the resale value.
Most batteries come with an eight year warranty and there is plenty of batteries older than 10 years still doing fine. Batteries are degraded by number of cycles and not age and modern batteries can do a lot of cycles. I know Tesla is estimated at about +-800th km at the moment. There are exceptions off course like with any car. Batteries are also becoming cheaper every year and as technology improves they become better as well. In countries where there are a lot of EV's like Norway, shops repairing batteries are starting to appear.
As a comparison, a new i3 battery (42 KWh) is €8,400 ex. Installation. As the market for second hand EVs grows, this shouldn't really represent much of a problem. Used Tesla batteries have become fairly common in the States to the point where there is a sizeable aftermarket forming.
Hopefully Xpeng ,Nio and Lixiang L8 could all make it in the country, you guys deserve better car options, or by the way also the byd, they are the best.
For the same money you could buy a Corolla Cross Hybrid and around 5000 liters of petrol. With a fuel consumption of a claimed 4..3l/100km you can do well over a 100'000km's and still have some change left. I'm glad we can get smaller and cheaper electric cars, but we still have a long way to go. Would love to own a electric polo vivo at R400'000
Real world testing puts fuel consumption at between 6-6.5 L/100 km. Also forgetting the added maintenance of the petrol/hybrid vehicles so costs go up more. Either way it still makes more sense to get the hybrid or ICE powertrains with those costs included. EV prices need to come down a lot!
@@TheLocalChurchExperience But when EV's break they are expensive. Parts have to be imported. Toyota's and VW's have local stock since we have factories here. Also damage the battery and your vehicle is most likely a dud. Insurance cost will be a lot more because of this. Do not buy a chinese EV ,lots of footage of them catching fire.
A brilliant review, thank you. Can't wait to get an EV here in SA. If, in your EV reviews, you could include information of the battery tech Lion vs LiFP battery type, that would be exceptionally helpful and if the vehicle has V2L/bidirectional charging. Thanks again for the great reviews!
Hi Ciro, thanks for the informative videos and your humour, been a fan for ages, hopefully I could be granted a ‘small ask from you please’ would you be able to do a video (Ciro De Sienna), on the new JAC T8 & T9 , UTE bakkies, please consider that please, obrigado.
I wish we could get an insight of how many kwh units your typical Eskom electricity metre would drop by on a single charge - assuming you're going from 20% to 80% charge every night. I'd be able to get a good idea of the cost comparison to an ICE vehicle if someone could do that average for me. If the car has a 45kwh battery and you're saying that it will use 45 units of power per charge from my Eskom plug, then that is a lot of cash to pay per 300km traveled in the Ora.
2 requests. 1. Please do a review of the E87 BMW 130i as a collector piece 2. Can you change your fuel usage from l/100km to km per litre. It makes calculations on economy so much easier!. PLEASE!.
Interesting review, this car is designed with urban female driver round about in mind, hence the name Cat, the shape, color, the lower than usual door handle, wider door opening (easy for tight skirt), rounded chair edge won’t catch stocking, cosmetic storage in console, bright LED light mirror and camera to detect distracted driver (i.e., put on eye lining at traffic stop).
Probably. I would say yes. Look up how far one could actually travel in a Nissan Leaf. Do you remember that EV? It wasn't tooo expensive, had an ok sized battery... a bit of enthusiastic driving and booom .... you're out of charge around 80km down the road. Sadly.
Hi Ciro, great content as usual could you please do a comparison review between the suzuki ertiga and the toyota rumion as I am on the lookout for a 7 seater and feel like your advice will definitely help me to make a decision. Thanks again for the great content
Hi there, thanks for watching! The Rumion is a rebadged Ertiga, they are identical cars except for the badge on the nose. So buy whichever one comes in at the best price with the best warranty, let us know how it goes :)
Does the high price of ev cars in SA have something to do with government taxes on imported electric vehicles? I heard the tax almost doubles the price.
Yes there is an extra 7% tax on the base price of the vehicle, so it has a multiplier effect, as then the other 18% is levied and then VAT is levied. And government recently announced they're not dropping it for at least the next 7 years. It's absolute nonsense
What many reviewers fail to emphasise in the price of these vehicles, is that our beloved government carries a lot of blame for the cost. EVs carry a 25% tariff (+8% higher than ICE vehicles) and no tax incentives.
They get hit with additional import tax and since they are in general fairly heavy they pay a higher license fee. Off course in most countries they get exempted from license fees and taxes in order to aid the switch. The more that gets sold the more will be available secondhand and the more people will be able to afford them, that way pollution can be reduced faster.
@JJSmith1100 the CO2 levels in the atmosphere is 0.04%. Go and google it. Don't believe the climate crazies... and it if it drops to below 0.02% plant life starts to die. I would drive a electric car to save fuel costs not to please politicians
@@des4719 In SA these cars are very expensive, but I spoke to a Jaguar owner once while he was charging. It worked out that to cover the same distance with my little 1.4 would cost 3x more than what it would cost him to do the same distance when he is charging at a public charger. Off course he has solar at home so when he is doing his normal driving during the week it cost him nothing, only road trips will cost him money and then its a 3rd of what it costs me. I do know that this is a concern to our government whom I understand is looking at a car license fee where you pay per km driven instead of an fix fee according to your cars weight like we are using at the moment.
Sooo lets say for example i dont have R700k to buy this car NOW... i wonder how is the depreciation rate on this cars gon be like... say i wait for like 2/3 years is it possible 1 can get it for like maybe R400k?, and how is the battery life in the long run? Like would 1 need to pay R150k to replace it or its just a matter of a good service there n there?? Can i travel home with this car jhb to Qwaqwa 3.5hr drive to show off to my family?? So i can charge it with just a normal household plug like pulling out the extension plug n go i dnt have to buy some special R5k super charger??? Just asking for a friend
My concern about the retail price of EVs is the price. When you want to sell it, you want some of that money back, but the person buying a second hand EV is getting a reduced battery life expectancy. The cost of replacing an EV battery is ridiculous.
Jeez it’s ridiculous how South Africans get screwed on car prices! Recently emigrated and after watching this I checked the price for the GT here is Aus. Even with Randellas and the shite exchange rate, the GT would cost you R620k in Aus. Versus R780k for the normal extended range model in SA. Nuts
Fact check. At nearly R700k, this is not the cheapest Ev in SA, not by a long shot. The City Blitz costs R200k. It really is time the government remove the 25% import duty on Ev imports.
The News Reporter scene killed me😂😂 I tested the Ora 03 at Gerotek and I was really impressed. Just like Ciro, the only thing stopping me from buying an EV is the pricing. A sensible entry point for me is R400k.
@MuziSambo the day a budget EV comes to the country please Review it
The closest that would probably come to that price is a MG Comet or Jetour Icecream and unless youre the only person who is going to use the car and you never go on a highway would you want to drive those cars.
Back to swift you go :D
Loadshedding comes to mind 😂
@@rnburleyyou mean Snowy😅
I drove in more than 20 Chinese EV's the last 5 weeks. They are much more spacious in the back (legroom). They are quiet. The city is also much quieter due to lesser ICE cars. They also guarantee the battery life for at least 8-10 years. Chinese also use voice commands to change fan speed, open sunroof / windows, etc so they don't miss physical buttons. The Ora CAT is a medium size car, they make much smaller and cheaper EV's some equivalent to R120 - R150k. 4 seater the size of a suzuki swift.
The only issue with those cheap EV's is they are slow. If I can do 100-120km/h for a 100km I will consider a cheap EV.
@@JJSmith1100since when are you allowed to go faster than 120km/hr???
@@truth-Hurts375 Since never. Although technically you will only be fined if you go past 130. I said I would buy a cheap EV if they could doe 100-120. The cheap ones can only do 60-80.
Shout out to the videographer! The sunset clips slaps hard and in a good way! ❤
Thanks so much! That's our filmmaker Shaun Korsten' work :)
I love the camera perspective showing the steering wheel mechanism 😂
The ultimate flex, driving a fully electric car during Stage 6.
As he said. it only needs 10 hours max to charge from 0-100%. It never happens that we have less than 10 hours power a day and it happens even less that you will drive the full range of the vehicle every day.
For my local driving (work to back and shopping), Stage 6 wouldn't make a difference at all.
Solar panels
For 800k or whatever these things cost you can get a sick solar setup for your house and a 2nd hand PHEV. Might not be “flexing” but honestly this EV pricing is such a downer. Toyota/Mazda should just create a Corolla Cross/CX-3 type vehicle with no bells and whistles; just a decent 1.2-1.4 Petrol and a 10-15KWh battery for less than 500K. Forget the daytime running lights, alloys and all other cack that don't matter. Hell, they can give me wind-down windows like its 2003, but there needs to be a sub 500K PHEV if they want to drive adoption.
See the many UK and Ausie videos about the problems and hazards of EVs. In the UK there is a guy challenging EV owners with a diesel BMW to ride with him from northern Scotland to London. Many took up the challenge and ended up crying trying to sell their EV as it could take a week to ride down while the diesel can do the trip in a day.
If the price was 200k less I'd be signing myself right tf up
Sure and that means you can't afford solar and a power wall to charge it, which means you are using "toaster" power to charge. Better hope there is no stage 6 or you won't be maing it to work and back the next day.
Just be patient...cheaper Chinese EV's are on its way. The EV war has barely started. Before you sign up for a BYD Dolphin for R539K...wait for LEAPYEAR brings its T03 model into SA. Should be cheaper than BYD Dolphin even by a long shot. Watch this EV space...this is only the ears of the hippo.
It would be interesting to see a cost comparison over 100000km vs normal engine. Car cost + electricity cost vs car cost + petrol cost
You have to include maintenance as well. There are no filters and oil changes on the EV. Minimal maintenance apart from tyres, wipers.
@dirkhuman760 You can always use the batteries with Solar or Wind
@@dirkhuman760 Wees rustig man,ek hey geen zink Dakota nie, one gebruik nou nog Double Romans.But why do you want to repair instead of replacing as per SARS.
You can take out a service and warranty plan on your petrol car and still score a lesser price... Plus there are much more after market service support for petrol cars than EV... We still not ready yet... Make it cheaper and the people will buy it...
@@NadimBraun
Here's an idea. Why don't manufacturers make the on screen interface totally personalisable - like an Android phone? In other words, YOU decide what functions you want on the screen and what you don't want. YOU decide WHERE to put them, and even how BIG the controls should be. That would solve your fan speed issue - YOU could put that control in a prominent position on screen in a large font?
Absolutely
Volvo uses android software for thier screens, surely it will catch on
You going to give the poor souls who write car manuals a headache since a manual needs to tell you where to find certain features that were factory programmed.
@@onsokumaru4663 a manual just needs to cover the default configuration. it's not like they can't just copy whatever phone OEMs do
not once did i think of this. it's really valid, especially when you consider these UIs are built with mobile and sometimes web technologies. i guess it's a matter of someone taking the first step.
Genuinely considering electric... Please get the BYD and the IONIQ5 because Ciro is literally the only reviewer I take seriously
I just love how almost a million bucks is considered cheap these days haha
3:34 and this is exactly what I was just thinking about😂😂
I have seen that car, interior and exterior. It is so beautiful.
Just test drove the 03 400 GT today, and honestly considering trading in my H6, the savings alone on fuel would absorb the cost of the electric ORA completely, I'm just waiting to find out about insurance. 7 year/200,000km warrenty on the car and a 7 year/105,000km service plan and an 8 year Warrenton on the battery, makes it a good choice for me personally.
I loved that mini skit there at 6:35 it was so unexpected and yet so funny 😂😂😂
Glad you liked it! Ciro's mind works in mysterious ways
E.V's is Political Solution to a Problem that does Not Exist.
For that money, I would Prefer a Real Car. E.V's put's a Limit on Travelling, and Travelling should be Without Limits.
Great Vid !
This is not a car for doing long distance travels. This is a good car for daily drive to work or for those guys in e-hailing where fuel price is a big factor
I like it! Beautiful landscapes!!!
Heres a fun little game, spot the Haval's and Minis in the review😊. On the Ora, im glad its not being called a hatchback in this market because this thing is too big to be a hatchback, with that said though the boot is a little dissapointing.
I agree. If they had a decent EV for about R350k they would be ideal for a run around.
they don't even have decent ICE cars for R350k - stick to the used market
Yeah and best of all you get a free ticket to see it 50 meters from above when it explode 🤣🤣🤣
I trust in due time , with more brands bringing ev's to sa we'll see ev's around the 400k mark if not even 300k mark which would widen the target market.
I doubt that price will be possible. Budget entry level ICE cars are getting to that price. Maybe that R600k would be the entry level that would make sense. Maybe the sooner manufacturers are bringing them, then maybe we can be lucky. They seen not to push the idea of electric in Africa as a necessity like in Europe and the likes.
@@henrysithole3623sorry I hope and prayer that I might outlived my remaining years on earth driving my petrol Toyota 16i too hell with what they claim global warming and global warming is caused by man then they know who to blame as the ones that created all most things that leads to disaster which is the scientists.
"GWM is going to be making the next Mini, for BMW, in China based on this car" 😮😮😮
Geely already makes the 'Mercedes' Smart and is pretty impressive but yeah this outsourcing, i dunno.
Fascinating or scary 😮
Ciro should do a skits show 😂😂😂that weather segment was hilarious
Nice review, thank you. I agree with you on the Ora, it's not pretending to be something else.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Funny it looks like a citroen from behind and a Porsche from the front.
Hi. Brother you must do a matchup between the Ora and the Ford Puma. But, do it in a small town like George, Knysna or inland in a town like POTCHEFSTROOM. I believe that a electric cars like the Ora is best for people living in a small city
Looks like a Porsche hatchback nyana, so pretty
I am assuming a large % of cost is the battery pack. Why? The lithium ion batteries we use at home for backup cost roughly ZAR 25k for 5kw. Ora is 63kw so about ZAR 300k of the price is the battery pack
I saw one in our estate this week. Definitely smaller in real life than I thought it would be.
That said, I’m very serious about getting into an EV this year but I cannot bring myself to pay more than a million bucks for a car.
This is on the list. But I’m also patiently waiting for the Volvo EX30.
Let us know how it goes!
Was so weird when I realized that the O3 is way bigger than a mini, my mind had convinced its self it's picanto size...
Cool
Very similar to the BMW i3 that was ahead of its time. Looks really promising.
You can shout out to the car actually to switch the aircon fan.
Remember it is a smart car.
Great review. Other than the still high purchase price, the cost of a replacement battery down the line is a real concern. The sales team are mute when asked about the battery replacement cost …
Lovely new option in the EV market! Weather Reporter scene is fantastic, I literally burst out laughing :)
🤔🤐
It's interesting to watch & listen to this review and then to read the comments.
The best thing to do is do your homework before buying any car, especially an electric/battery car. Parts are scarce for some imported ICE cars. Think zbout spares for these EV's.
The rest of world is taking a step backwards with EV's and here we are trying to promote them in our environment. 🤦 Crazy stuff.
Most markets no longer get government subsidies for EV's, neither here, so no surprises there.
This ORA is still expensive no matter how you try promote it. South Africans usually keep their cars for a long time.
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Does it come with a fire extinguisher
My biggest concern is how much a replacement battery pack is, its becoming an issue with EVs in Aus amongst other countries where a new battery pack is super expensive and they do have a limited life span. Noone sensible will want to buy a 2nd hand EV that is more then 5 yrs old unless it has a new guaranteed battery pack which will affect the resale value.
You just throw it away like your when your toaster breaks
@@fridgemagnet9831😂😂😂
Most batteries come with an eight year warranty and there is plenty of batteries older than 10 years still doing fine. Batteries are degraded by number of cycles and not age and modern batteries can do a lot of cycles. I know Tesla is estimated at about +-800th km at the moment. There are exceptions off course like with any car. Batteries are also becoming cheaper every year and as technology improves they become better as well. In countries where there are a lot of EV's like Norway, shops repairing batteries are starting to appear.
As a comparison, a new i3 battery (42 KWh) is €8,400 ex. Installation. As the market for second hand EVs grows, this shouldn't really represent much of a problem. Used Tesla batteries have become fairly common in the States to the point where there is a sizeable aftermarket forming.
@@NadimBraun good point. did not even think of scrapped vehicles where used batteries can be used.
Hopefully Xpeng ,Nio and Lixiang L8 could all make it in the country, you guys deserve better car options, or by the way also the byd, they are the best.
Welcome Back 😀
Thank you!
For the same money you could buy a Corolla Cross Hybrid and around 5000 liters of petrol. With a fuel consumption of a claimed 4..3l/100km you can do well over a 100'000km's and still have some change left. I'm glad we can get smaller and cheaper electric cars, but we still have a long way to go. Would love to own a electric polo vivo at R400'000
Real world testing puts fuel consumption at between 6-6.5 L/100 km. Also forgetting the added maintenance of the petrol/hybrid vehicles so costs go up more. Either way it still makes more sense to get the hybrid or ICE powertrains with those costs included. EV prices need to come down a lot!
Unfortunately the Corolla will kill you with service costs while EVs have next to zero service
Where are the stats on electric cars. The safety issues from what I hear is horrendous. Not to mention the ridiculous prices.
@@TheLocalChurchExperience But when EV's break they are expensive. Parts have to be imported. Toyota's and VW's have local stock since we have factories here. Also damage the battery and your vehicle is most likely a dud. Insurance cost will be a lot more because of this. Do not buy a chinese EV ,lots of footage of them catching fire.
A brilliant review, thank you. Can't wait to get an EV here in SA. If, in your EV reviews, you could include information of the battery tech Lion vs LiFP battery type, that would be exceptionally helpful and if the vehicle has V2L/bidirectional charging. Thanks again for the great reviews!
Good luck with an electric car in SA with stage 6 load shedding. Happy queueing in the middle of Karoo to recharge your battery.
Thank you for supporting the channel! We're glad you found this helpful. We will be digging into the EV topic more and more that's for sure
Please do a full cost of ownership and maintenance comparison of electric vs similar class and price ICE car.
This car looks like a Porsche Mini, I like it. 😊
Hi Ciro, thanks for the informative videos and your humour, been a fan for ages, hopefully I could be granted a ‘small ask from you please’ would you be able to do a video (Ciro De Sienna), on the new JAC T8 & T9 , UTE bakkies, please consider that please, obrigado.
Thank you kindly! Yes we certainly will review them as soon as we can get test units. Thank you for supporting Cars.co.za
I wish we could get an insight of how many kwh units your typical Eskom electricity metre would drop by on a single charge - assuming you're going from 20% to 80% charge every night. I'd be able to get a good idea of the cost comparison to an ICE vehicle if someone could do that average for me. If the car has a 45kwh battery and you're saying that it will use 45 units of power per charge from my Eskom plug, then that is a lot of cash to pay per 300km traveled in the Ora.
2 requests.
1. Please do a review of the E87 BMW 130i as a collector piece
2. Can you change your fuel usage from l/100km to km per litre. It makes calculations on economy so much easier!. PLEASE!.
Great show are charging stations in or around limpopo 😊 if this car has to be taken for long distance?
I am interested in a baic bj40 wld u have any stas on their reliabiltu since u made a review some months back
Interesting review, this car is designed with urban female driver round about in mind, hence the name Cat, the shape, color, the lower than usual door handle, wider door opening (easy for tight skirt), rounded chair edge won’t catch stocking, cosmetic storage in console, bright LED light mirror and camera to detect distracted driver (i.e., put on eye lining at traffic stop).
Talking about the Mini and then one pulls up next to you. Timing
Any chance of reviewing the Volvo EX30 anytime soon?
Can these manufacturers just include 1 knob as an option to the sliders on the screen.i think that will be safer.
I would buy this car tomorrow if it was sensibly priced.
With EV’s i always wondered What’s the service situation ok these, like costing on services and what exactly do they service if they even do it
Nice review..
I will wait for the huawei New Sedan
Will be keen when they release the 007
Agree with you totally if they were at a polo vivo price I would have one, just to expensive for the average person to own one already
The power figures are like an Opel Kadett Superboss
Except it is heavier
Why are there so many GP number plates in the western cape?
Because half of Gauteng is moving to DA land.
Because half of Gauteng has moved here.
Look like a really nice little car but it is quite a lot of money and with electricity prices as it is, is it really going to be economical?
So based on motor power and battery storage, you could drain the battery about 30 minutes of hard driving?
Probably. I would say yes.
Look up how far one could actually travel in a Nissan Leaf. Do you remember that EV? It wasn't tooo expensive, had an ok sized battery... a bit of enthusiastic driving and booom .... you're out of charge around 80km down the road. Sadly.
Hi Ciro, great content as usual could you please do a comparison review between the suzuki ertiga and the toyota rumion as I am on the lookout for a 7 seater and feel like your advice will definitely help me to make a decision. Thanks again for the great content
Hi there, thanks for watching! The Rumion is a rebadged Ertiga, they are identical cars except for the badge on the nose. So buy whichever one comes in at the best price with the best warranty, let us know how it goes :)
@@Carscoza Thanks for the feedback much appreciated.
Does the high price of ev cars in SA have something to do with government taxes on imported electric vehicles? I heard the tax almost doubles the price.
Yes there is an extra 7% tax on the base price of the vehicle, so it has a multiplier effect, as then the other 18% is levied and then VAT is levied. And government recently announced they're not dropping it for at least the next 7 years. It's absolute nonsense
I’ve read a few articles where some of the big manufacturers are going to discontinue the
manufacturing of ev’s
Looks like an electrified fiat 500x
How did u get insurance on it as the o3 pure+
We really need come up with something more intuitive than kWh. Electro-units? Electro liters? e-buckets? Leeeters?
We like e-buckets 🤣
Please review the Funky Electric - Fanie Theron is the owner of the company
3:37 The Mini showing up on some "what did you just say about my electric sibling?"
It heard us 🤣
use voice command, man!
You forgot to mention the annual comprehensive insurance costs.
What an interesting Funky Cat!
What type of plug does it use?
Would be a great seller in SA with a petrol motor
Ship it do Durban, I will do a review from a consumer point of view for Durban streets.
What's under the bonnet?
How much does it cost to charge the car from 0 to 100%?. In Rands?.
How much do you pay at home for 45 units?
The red marker on the wheels is used in racing for a reason, GWM seemed to have a slight design flaw there. Still, not bad but not fo rme thanks.
What many reviewers fail to emphasise in the price of these vehicles, is that our beloved government carries a lot of blame for the cost. EVs carry a 25% tariff (+8% higher than ICE vehicles) and no tax incentives.
That GP number plate looking good on it... Especially in CPT 😂
7:47 So the next Mini will be a German-owned British car made in China 🤔😃
Are there any Taxes and levies on EVs like Petrol?
They get hit with additional import tax and since they are in general fairly heavy they pay a higher license fee. Off course in most countries they get exempted from license fees and taxes in order to aid the switch. The more that gets sold the more will be available secondhand and the more people will be able to afford them, that way pollution can be reduced faster.
@JJSmith1100 the CO2 levels in the atmosphere is 0.04%. Go and google it. Don't believe the climate crazies... and it if it drops to below 0.02% plant life starts to die.
I would drive a electric car to save fuel costs not to please politicians
@@des4719 In SA these cars are very expensive, but I spoke to a Jaguar owner once while he was charging. It worked out that to cover the same distance with my little 1.4 would cost 3x more than what it would cost him to do the same distance when he is charging at a public charger. Off course he has solar at home so when he is doing his normal driving during the week it cost him nothing, only road trips will cost him money and then its a 3rd of what it costs me. I do know that this is a concern to our government whom I understand is looking at a car license fee where you pay per km driven instead of an fix fee according to your cars weight like we are using at the moment.
Perhaps, if it were R500k for the entry point.
Cute car
Last October's I drove the only EV Bakkie, Maxus. At the price point of R1,1million .
I loved it, prices of EV is a turn off.
Sooo lets say for example i dont have R700k to buy this car NOW... i wonder how is the depreciation rate on this cars gon be like... say i wait for like 2/3 years is it possible 1 can get it for like maybe R400k?, and how is the battery life in the long run? Like would 1 need to pay R150k to replace it or its just a matter of a good service there n there?? Can i travel home with this car jhb to Qwaqwa 3.5hr drive to show off to my family?? So i can charge it with just a normal household plug like pulling out the extension plug n go i dnt have to buy some special R5k super charger??? Just asking for a friend
We are being told that EV’s are the best way. Crap.
My concern about the retail price of EVs is the price. When you want to sell it, you want some of that money back, but the person buying a second hand EV is getting a reduced battery life expectancy. The cost of replacing an EV battery is ridiculous.
Jeez it’s ridiculous how South Africans get screwed on car prices! Recently emigrated and after watching this I checked the price for the GT here is Aus. Even with Randellas and the shite exchange rate, the GT would cost you R620k in Aus. Versus R780k for the normal extended range model in SA. Nuts
Yup, and our government levies an extra tax on EVs
How much is a charger?
SA Rand has become like the Zim Dollar .... what justify this price?! Great car driving to the Spar! Cheers.... 😂
GWM 🥰
Trying to imitate the P Cayenne!😂
Ciro finally remembered his youtube password
Hahaha, that made us laugh. Thanks for supporting the channel :)
I don’t get why he says his height in feet. I have to google what you mean. We are in SA.
agree EV for city driving, the big ones are a waste of money, i really liked the BMW i3, pity its only available as a second hand car...
Like them too. But, you know the cost for replacing i3 battery pack 😮
Really like the look of the car…Porche esq on the front looks, however that boot space and price point is a no thank you 😩
Fact check. At nearly R700k, this is not the cheapest Ev in SA, not by a long shot. The City Blitz costs R200k.
It really is time the government remove the 25% import duty on Ev imports.
Definitely not an affordable commuter. We need entry level cars to be brought to SA. Not affordable for the average man on the street
😂😂it’s the perfect car for all the Cape Town ladies that drive around in fiat 500s
It looks like a mini-Porsche Cayenne....😟😒🤔
First thing I thought
Its designed by a former Porsche designer.
I have seen a few of these in Thailand lately. Heaps of cheap Chinese EV's here.
If it my second car to go to work it is good
Don’t think I have EVER adjusted the fan in a car with climate control. In fact I didn’t even know it was possible.